WASHINGTON — For the second year in a row, Google has selected multiple winners from the DMV in their annual Google Doodle competition.
On Wednesday, Google announced that three students from the area were selected as finalists in the competition from tens of thousands of applications. Earlier this year, Google opened the competition to students nationwide, asking them to create an illustration to celebrate their 25th Anniversary that answers the prompt “My wish for the next 25 years…”.
Arya Pribadi from Virginia said “My wish for the next 25 years is that nobody gets sick and that there are vaccines for every sickness there is. To represent that, I drew a shot with 2 germs with 4 family members saying how happy they are that me, my family, and everyone doesn't get sick.”
In a press release, employees at Google said that they were amazed by the artwork they received saying that a lot of young children wished for safer communities, technological breakthroughs, a cleaner planet, and greater unity among people in the next 25 years.
Sofia Ravilious from Maryland created a forest “because my wish for the next 25 years is that there will be more nature for animals to survive in.”
Here in Washington, D.C. Jackson-Reed High School student Maisie Derlega wished for consistency.
“Every Sunday night is filled with chaos, laughter, and the smell of food in my household. The standing invitation goes to any friends and family in the area. As my life grows and changes, my wish for the next 25 years is that this tradition remains a constant.” Derlega said.
Google has launched a blog post with doodles from all 55 finalists. Vote for your favorite doodle at doodle4google.com, one of the students will be chosen as the national winner. Voting will close on June 4, at 11:59 p.m.